Sunny Duval
Québécois musician
François "Sunny" Duval is a Canadian rock guitarist and songwriter. He has been associated with the band Les Breastfeeders. He has also performed as "Pierre Rival" in the duo Les Freres Rivaux with Damien Robitaille ("Michel Rival").
Under his own name, he has produced four albums. His 2010 album Sein Noir, Sein Blanc won the award for best rock and roll album at the 2010 GAMIQ (Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec) Awards.
“Sunny Duval” enters the record as québécois musician. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sunny, Duval and Québécois can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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